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Lightstreet is a small town of 1,156 people in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. It's about 35 miles from Williamsport, PA and 98 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,156people
$168kTypical home
$1,132/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
35"Snow
197Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,156
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,184 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 35 mi to Williamsport, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,062/mo)
- Median rent $1,132/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 197 sunny days a year (49 totally clear)
- 168 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (100 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (385 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 22% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to IPT airport
- 102 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 637 ft
- 99 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 217 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Columbia County: R+31 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk